EPILOGUE I stood in front of the mirror in our room, wearing a simple dark blue dress, Leon's favorite color. "You're beautiful," Leon said from the doorway. I turned. My husband stood there, wearing a simple black suit with a dark blue tie that matched my dress. "You're handsome too," I said. Leon smiled, stepped closer, and offered his hand. "Come. Our guests have arrived." In the dining room, the long table was beautifully set, white tablecloth, lit candles, and porcelain plates we hadn't used in a long time. Around the table sat the people who had once been part of my past—a dark past, a painful past, but also a past that shaped who I am now. Sebastian sat at the end of the table, accompanied by his wife. Beside them, Adrian sat with his wife as well. Aiden, Lucas, and Sophie had eaten earlier and were now in their respective rooms, Sophie reading a book, Leo playing chess with Aiden. They didn't need to know about the past. They only needed to know that tonight, their par
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